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Subject: [Leica] The death of the silver gelatin prints
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:55:03 -0700
References: <CAF8hL-H8+zSpUvU=91kPUBAuTG9fNWjB0uXS9LkHFZYo+41TmA@mail.gmail.com>

Of course I am now printing the 6th or 7th copy because 2 copies have tiny
ink blob (on different places), 3 have tiny surface imperfections, one has
a too bright distracting highlight... ARGGGHHH

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Richard Man <richard at 
richardmanphoto.com>wrote:

> Folks might remember that I tried doing digital negative before. In the
> end, unsuccessfully because my HP Z3100 is just not good for that
> particular type of task (digital negative for silver contact prints -
> apparently, it works great for digital negatives with alternative process).
> Eventually when I have to replace the Z3100, I will probably get an Epson
> and try the experiment again.
>
> Meanwhile, since I have to make some 17x22 prints for a couple gallery
> shows, I got a 8x10 sample print from Digital Silver where you upload the
> digital file and they print it using some sort of LED laser and then
> processed in wet chemical.
>
> I make the same print on the Z. Comparing to the Z3100 printing on Gloss
> Baryta, it's no comparison, the inkjet print looks better in every way.
>
> So Z+Gloss Baryta it is.
>
> --
> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>
>
>


-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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